unassuming

英 [ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌnəˈsuːmɪŋ]

adj.  不爱出风头的; 不爱炫耀的; 谦逊的

GRETEM8

BNC.18906 / COCA.15838

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 低调的；谦逊的；不招摇的
  If you describe a person or their behaviour asunassuming, you approve of them because they are quiet and do not try to appear important.
  1. He's a man of few words, very polite and unassuming...
     他话不多，很有礼貌，为人谦和。
  2. She has a gentle, unassuming manner.
     她很和善，不摆架子。

英英释义

adj

• not arrogant or presuming
  1. unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work
  2. a shy retiring girl
  Synonym:retiring

双语例句

• He is emphatically a retiring and unassuming man.
  他的确是一个与世无争和谦虚纯朴的人。
• Saying NO in a quiet, unassuming voice is like a hand shake that is floppy and limp.
  平静地、不装腔作势地说出“不”，就像握着松软、无力的手一样。
• The unassuming suburban street was named after James Penny, a wealthy18th century slave ship owner.
  这条不起眼的郊区街道是依詹姆斯.潘尼而命名，潘尼是18世纪一位富有的奴隶船主。
• A pleasant, unassuming man.
  讨人喜欢的谦逊的人。
• Bob Dole was overrun by the longer-named Bill Clinton, but again it was by someone with an unassuming surname and there was only a single syllable difference.
  鲍勃·杜尔就被比他名字长的比尔·克林顿战胜了，然而“克林顿”本身也是一个谦逊的姓氏，而且和“杜尔”相比也只差一个音节。
• It was the traveling that changed my perception of the world, said Mr. Tang, a tall, lean man with straight hair and an unassuming manner.
  正是四处行走改变了我对世界的看法，唐冠华说。他身材高瘦，留着直发，为人谦逊。
• She has a gentle, unassuming manner.
  她很和善，不摆架子。
• He was a gentle, lowly, and unassuming man.
  他是个温和，谦卑，不摆架子的人。
• He was a small and to all appearances an unassuming man.
  他个子小，看上去不事张扬。
• Under the sunset glow, the West Lake appears more quiet and unassuming.
  落日余晖勾勒出的是西湖不变的宁静与质朴。